in succession; one by one
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
most difficult; next to impossible
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
fort; stronghold; fortification
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to stop walking; to pause
pride; boast; credit (to)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to move forward; to move on